package linux-tools-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/perf', which is also in package linux-base 3.4

[Andrew McDermott]

Trying to install perf.

sudo apt-get install linux-base linux-tools-common

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-tools-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 linux-base: Install
 linux-tools-common: Install
 linux-base: Configure
 linux-tools-common: Configure
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: aim 1951 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Date: Wed Apr 4 18:23:15 2012
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/perf', which is also in package linux-base 3.4
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ec43e4ac-945d-49cd-9361-e31042944ede
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64+mac (20120327.1)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro5,3
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic root=UUID=797179ce-c840-4e4f-bcb7-9aa6bbe6a0ee ro nomodeset quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu1
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-tools-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/perf', which is also in package linux-base 3.4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/15/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP53.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151647
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F22587C8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22587C8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP53.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151647:bd06/15/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro5,3:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22587C8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F22587C8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro5,3
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Linux-base a universe package, and this doesn't appear to be a kernel bug.